Takaisin The climate benefits of forests are achieved through active management and use - MTK's nine messages for EU’s climate discussions

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The climate benefits of forests are achieved through active management and use - MTK's nine messages for EU’s climate discussions

24.04.2025

Forests have a huge potential in mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration and substituting fossil economy with bio-based products. However, restricting forests use and harvests has been often seen as a solution although this approach lacks proper understanding of forests characteristics and potential. In this paper MTK is proposing nine concrete steps for acknowledging forests potential  

Marko Mäki-Hakola

Forest Director

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Anssi Kainulainen

Senior advisor, Energy

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